# NTSB Accident FTW96LA395
> **Bell 407** · 1996-09-21 · KERRVILLE, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA395
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06739
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-21
- **Location:** KERRVILLE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.039524, -99.130889
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N1114S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of power due to the pilot's failure to comply with established procedures.  Factors were a short in the FADEC wiring harness due to a manufacturing defect, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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